HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER.
2g
\o\. 1- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1820.
N?. 48.
HILLSBOROUGH, N. C.
-PCnLISHUD W KKKLT
BY DENNIS BEARTT?
AT YHRKK DOLLARS A TIAR, PAYABLE
HALF YKARLT IN ADVAMCK.
Those who do not give notice of their viib
to have their puper discontinued ?t the expi
ration of their y ear, will he presumed u de
airing ita continuance until countermanded.
Whoever will guarantee the payment of niae
paper*, shall receive a tenth gratis.
Advertisementa notevceeding fourteen lines
will be inverted three timea for one dollar, and
twenty-five cents for each continuance.
Subscriptions received by the printer, and
moai of the post -masters in the state.
All letters upon businesa relative to the pa
per inwat be |>oat-paid
?#* Gentlemen of leisure, who posaeas a
taste for literary pursuits, are invited to favour
its witb communication*.
Grocerj Store.
Tllh subscriber lias received a fresh sup
ply of Groceries, Stc. smoug uluch arc
Wte following articles:
Coffee, Brow n and Loaf Sugar,
Imperial, Gunpowder and Hyson Teas,
Sherty and Malaga Wine,
West India and New England Hum,
Cordials,
* China, in boxes of 48 piccc**
Salt, Iron and Castings,
Glass. Liverpool, Crockery and Stone
Ware,
White Lead, dry and ground in oil,
lied Lpad and Spanish Brown,
Window Glass, 8 by 10, and 10 by 12,
Putty,
Best Spanish Indigo, and Prussian Blue,
Spirits of Turpentine, Sweet Oil, and
Varnish,
Dupont's best Rifle Powder,
Bar Lead, and Shot of *11 sizes,
Cheese. ,
Abo, a Urge assortment of
Men's, Women's, Boys\ and
Girls 1 Shoes.
Ut also expects from New-York in the
course of a fortnight, Madeira and Sicily
Wuie. Cognise Brandy, Holland Gin, Paint's
? sod Ihc stuff's, all of which he is determined
to sell very low for cash.
D. Yarbrough.
Nov. 27. 42? 3\v
XOT1CE.
IN the year 1816, 1 sold a negro boy named
TITUS, then about twelve yrsrs old, to
Joseph Smith, who, as the boy states, sold
him to John Miller, in the state of Georgia,
who he says resides in the county of Morgan,
lie returned to this ptacc about three morvlis
past, during which time 1 have been endea.
vounog to Ascertain wlierehis master resides*,
I H without effect. Tl>e ?.wner is requested to
give the subscriber tlie nece*s?rv information,
who will render any assistance in his power to
have the boy delivered to him.
John Coivan.
' Wilmington, Nov. 11. 42? 5w
H WlftA* or ough
TIIC exercise* in this institution u ill lie
resumed on the fir?t Monday of Janus
ry nett. ?
J. Withcrspoon, Principal.
November 22. 41 ?
- V
DISSOLUTION*.
TIIK partnership of CHILD U CL.1XCT
?? this <l?ty dissolved l? v mutual eo?ieciit.
All persons indebted to ?4i<l concern are most
earnestly requeued to come forward and set
tlr their account*, either by IwimI or other
wise, a? wr are determined to close the busi
ness of said couoern as soon as practicable.
J si mes Child,
Tliotuas Clancy.
November 13. 40 ?
N OT I C E.
IOM\ VAN HOOK. JAMES CHILD and
?" THOMAS CLANCY, having connected
themselves together in partnership, intend
carrying on the inercai tile busines* under
the firm of JitHX r.f.V HOOK U CO. do
must rrspcctliilly inform their friends and
the public, that thev will receive from the
north, in eujht or ten days, an extensive as
sort merit of
\)r>j UvmhAh, WardNvarc,
&c.
which they intend to sell on the lowest terms
for cash? only'? th' y hope, therefore, that no
?implication wdl be made for credit, as all will
refused indiscriminately.
?lohfi Van Hook,
?lames Child,
I liomus Clmicv.
November 1.1. 40?
\k K\ S T,
ANOl K of hand, drawn by .fames Scarlett
in favour nf .lohn and Samuel W.Clay tor,
for si v! \ dollars sod ? cents, dated August
J 'Ml i, lK.O, nod ppvsh'c two months afterdate
All pet soi. s are foi wiirnCil trading for said
note, as it has nrwr lit on endorsed or tians*
f erred to any person.
John Samuel 8.(1iivfor.
No*cinhcp '6 41 ? ?"?>? t
?. V *#
THE NEGROES f
Belonging to the heir* of William p.
Strudwick, deceased, will be hired out
at the Mirket-HouAe in Hillsborough, on the
28th of lX-cember next, when and where all
persona interested will attend.
Jaiues Webb, Guardian .
November 21. * 41 ? Ira
Valuable Land
FOR SALE
\n Hftyj ?\e\da.
THF. subscriber offer* his tract of land fur
sale, containing
Eight hundred and forty
eight Acres,
situated in the Haw Fields, ten miles west of
HilUboroufth. The attention of such as may
with to purchase land in this part of the
country is invited; the terms will be accom
modating. For farther particulars apply to
tl?e proprietor.
S. Strudwick.
November 13. 40? lOw
NOTICE.
THE subscribers being determined to set
tle all their old accounts, either by note
or otherwise, request all th'>se indebted to
tli em to call on George Washington Bruce,
who is fully authorised to attend to tne same.
If the accounts are not shortly settled, those
indebted may expect to find them in the hands
of an officer for collection.
Charles Bruce ?$ Co.
November 21. ?11? 3w
NOTICE.
TIIF. subscriber bein? desirous of remov
ing to the state of Alab?r a , will offer
for ?alc at his residence, on Thursday the
7th of Decerning, on :* credit of twelve months,
the purchasers givii.g bonds witli approved
sucunty, his
Crop of Corn, Fodder, and Wheat,
Horses, Hogs, and
Ilousefiold and Kilchtn Furniture.
P. P. Aslic.
Haw fields, Nov. 8. . 39 ?
NOTICE.
TIIE subscriber has appointed THOMAS
It. H.i'n'4 his agent to transact busi
ncss for him during his absence to the City
of Washington.
James S. Smith.
November 8. 39?
I,. a. WATSON,
OF GRKKN^BORUUOH, *. C.
v* ill keep constantly on hand a quantity of
CoU and Wam-TtMsei
sufficient for the supply of medical gentlemen
in tliis section of the slate.
/*' ice P<r bottle for the Cold-I*re$*Gi one (hilar
twenty-fix* cent*. H arm- 1 'retted one dollar.
Tlw>se wishing to purchase can easily be
suppl ed by the Mage.
November 1. S3? 3w
ot viwiows WinAs,
for sale at this officc.
Among which are,
Justices Warrants,
F.xrrutions,
Ca .S'a.
Rail Warrant*,
Attachments,
Writs, superior and j
county court, 2
Kxrcutions, do. j
?Vubplxrnas, do.
Alicrifl 's Deeds,
Prosecution Bonds,
Marriage bonds and
liccncea,
| Rail Bonds,
r Appeal bonds,
j Recognizance,
! (iuardian's bonds,
| Constable** b?nds,
? Witness' tickets, su
[ perior and county
; court.
( Juror's tickots, do.
; Indictments,
Commissions,
! Kxecutions for militia
! fines, Kc. Lc.
IB?(?2&S?
V WV ?V%WV
QF-NTLF.MKN of the Oar, Physicians, and
other?, can l?c supplied with
Frofesnional and Mitccllant
oil a llooh *,
from the Philadelphia market, at short notice,
on application at this utlicc
Aug. Ifi.
N 0T1UE.
'"pllK firm of f) ? .ILSOPNOOk' if Co.
1 having for some time been dissolved,
those indebted by note or account, will do
well to call and settle as soon as possible, as
no lunger indulgence can be given.
David 11. Alsobrook.
Hillsborough, October 10. 35?
HOOK AND JO I)
awercrma
Promptly and correctly executed at the office
of the Hillsborough Recorder.
WANTED,
An Jlpprcvtice to the Printing
llusintiB.
Apply at this office.
HAT JNVA.VV FACTORS,
Ah. 122{
Market Street, Philadelphia.
THR subscribers having brought to perfec
tion their newly discovered economical
HATS, which they can afford at three dollars
and fifty cents, now offer then to the public
to test their improvement.
Being conscious that they have arrived to
that decree in the art of Hat Manufacturing
which is the true Franklin Economical ttyla,
are willing to hazard their future prosperity,
by 'he sample now offered to the public.
One trial of the $3 50 Hats will doubtless
establish the fact in the minds of the citizens
of Philadelphia, that they .Und unrivalled for
chenpnetM, durability, and 6euuJy,and are justly
entitled to the favorable appellation of Frank
tin, to whose geniua and invention we owe so
much. |
They also offer to the public, tlieir Super
fine Water Proof Jieaivrt, of the best quality,
and newest fashion, and not subject to fade and
become foxy, as WaU*T Proofs generally are.
Also, a general assortment of Drab Beavers,
Castors, Rorams, youths* and children's Hats,
children's fancy Hats and Jockies, ladies* Bea
1 vers, trimmed or untrimmcd.
Hatters supplied with finished or unfinished
Hats.
Bespoke hats made agreeable to directions
and at the shortest notice.
Hats of every descript ion, manufactured and*
sold, wholesale and retail, on the most reason
able terms.
All orders thankfully received, and attend
ed to with despatch.
CAUT IOJ\T. No hats are the genuine patent
Franklin hats but those manufactured and sold
by us and our agents, and have our stamp in
them, 'i hose who wish to purchase, cannot be
too particular.
Rankin & Foiclc.
Philadelphia, September, 1820. 33? 3m
FOR SALE
A handsome situation adjoining the
town of llillsborongh,
OK which it m good two itory dwelling
hotiie ; also a good kitchen, smoke
house, dairy, and stable. The buildings are
all new. For terms inquire of
A first-rate work Ilorse may
be had on good terms.
Inquire as above.
I State of North-Carolina,
o/tj.\"GE cocjsrrr.
Superior Court of Law and Equity,
September Term, 1820.
James Webb find Frederick .Vash,"}
I executors of James Whitted , de
| censed,
The Printer.
Sept. 11.
32? tf
vs.
Jtteph Dickey and Chet'ey F. Fau
teph Dickey and Chet'ey F. Fau- I
cett, tut-iiving partners of said |
James IV hi tied, deceased. J
IT is ordered by the court that ttfa
cause be referred to Thom? Clancy, esq. to
take and state an account of all the dealing's
and transactions of the firm of Joseph Dickey
and Co., of the stock in trade, dealings and
transactions, of cach of the said copartners,
for, of, or concerning the said firm, of the pro
fits or loss gained or sustained by the said
firm, and of thi- lossrs therein bv the fraud,
covin, laches, or neglect of said defendant
Joseph Dickey; with liberty to examine all the
hooks, entries and accounts, papers and vou
chors of the said firm, and also th^ said par
ties respectively and their witnesses on oath,
and to make report to the next term of this
court. And for as much as it appears to the
court that the said defendant Joseph Dickey
docs not now live within the limits of this
state, but hath romoved thereout ami resides
in distant parts: It is ordered by the court,
that the said commissioner Clancy may pro
ceed to take and state said accounts, and
make reports, without personal service of the
warrant, or notice of reference on said Joseph,
and after giving noticc of the time or times of
taking and stating said accounts, by way of
public advertisement in the newspaper called
the Hilhbtrovgh H reorder for and during the
term of sixty days, which advertisement shall
be deemed, taken and held to be as valid as
personal service of notice, to all intents and
purposes. And it is also ordered and decreed,
that said commissionerClancv shall, in his said
report, state such special matter as the par
tics may require him to state.
A copy from the minutes.
T est,
J aiiics Webb, c. ?5 m. e,
Pl'ItSUANT to the forrjfoing order, I do
hereby appoint the 18th day of January next,
at my offirc in the town of Hillsborough, to
take into consideration the several matters and
things thereby to me referred; at which time
and place the said Joseph Dickey, and all
others concerned, are hereby notified and re
quirc4 to appear and produce before me, on
oath, all books, papers, vouchers, accounts,
and evidences whatever in his or their cus
tody or power, relative to the matters in ques
tion in the above cause, at which time and
place I shall procccd to state the said ac
counts ami report thereon.
Test,
Thomas Clancy,
Commissioner appointed by the Court
of IVquity.
Hillsborough, Nov. 8. 40 ? 2m
C A 8 If
WILL HP. OtVEIf
Tot eWan OVA MlASft.
It. iluntington.
October 18. If*?
J/OUSF. OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, November 1J.
? The house proceeded to ballot the
twenty>*econd time. The whole number
of votes was 148?75 ncces&ary to h
choice. The votes were,
For Mr. Taylor 76
For Mr. Ixwndes 44
For Mr. Smith 27
Scattering 1
So John W. Taylor, Esq. a represen
tative from the state of New York, was
elected speaker.
The new members having been sworn
in ?
A message was received from the
senate, informing the house that a quo
rum thereof was formed, and that they
were ready to proceed to burets.
On motion of Mr. Nelson, a similar
message was returned to the senate.
On motion of Mr. Nelson, also, a
committee was appointed, jointly with
such committee as should be appointeu
by the senate, to wait upon the president
of the United States, and inform him of
the organization of the two houses, and
of their readiness to receive any com
munication he may have to make to
them.
The resolutions of the senate for ap
pointing a joint committee of enrolled
bills, and (or the appointment of chaplain
for each house, were agreed to; and, on
ntoiion of Mr. Slocun.b, to-morrow at
12 o'clock was assigned as the hour for
proceeding to appoint a chaplain on the
part of this house.
On motion of Mr. Smith, of N. C. the
daily hour of meeting, until otherwise
directed, was fixed at 12 o'clock.
The committee appointed to wait on
the president of the United Slates re
ported, that they had performed that
service, and received for answer, that a
message would be transmitted by the
president immediately.
Accordingly, about 3 o'clock, the
message was received and read, and
The house adjourned.
Thursday, November 16.
Mr. Scott, delegate from Missouri,
presented the constitution formed by the
people of that territory, for their go
vernment as a state; and, on his motion,
the same was ordered to be referred to
a select committee.
In committee of the whole, the seve
ral sections of the message of the presi
dent of the United Stales, were referred
to different committees.
Mr. Bloomfield offered for considera
tion the following resolution:
Resolved , That, in all cases where
petitions were presented at the last ses
sion to this house, and referred to com
mittees, but not finally acted upon, both
by the committees and the house, ihe
said petitions shall he considered as
again presented and referred to the same
committees respectively, without special
order to that effect. An it shall be the
duty of the said committees respective
ly, upon application in behalf of any pe
titioner, whose petition tfhs presented
and referred, as aforesaid, to consider
and report thereon, in the same manner,
as if it were referred to such committee
by special order of the ho us*.
And, on motion of Mr. Williams, of
N. C. it was ordered to lie on the ttblo
until to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Crowell, it was
Resolved , That the committee on
public lands be instructed to inquire in
to the expediency of providing by law
some relief to the purchaseis of public
lands in the United States, previous* to
the 1st July, 1 820.
At the hour of one, the house pro
ceeded :o ballot for a chaplain on the
part of this house,
The following exhibits the result of
three successive ballots:
1st. 3d. 3J.
Rev. Mr. Allison 52 50 55
Rev. Mr. Campbell 34 52 81
Rev. Mr. Sparks 29 20 3
Rev. Mr. l'ost 19 10
So the Rev. Mr. Campbell was cho
sen on the third trial. And
The house adjourned.
Friday, November 17?
The following members attended yes
terday, y\z. Messrs. Hurton, Kolger,
Reid, and Crawford.
After the presentation of petitions ?
Mr. Gross, of N. V. offered for con
sideration the following resohe:
Re solved j That the committee of
ways and means be instructed to prepare
and report to this house, as soon as may
be, a list of all the expenditures, under
their proper heads, authorised by the
existing laws of the United States, with
an opinion respecting the reduction,
which, consistently with the public in
terest, may be made in each of them
respectively.
Mr. G. {said the motion related to a
subject which ought* in his opinion, to
receive the early and earnest considera
tion of the house; but, not wishing to
take the house by surprise, he should
move for it to lie on the table for tl*
present.
It was ordered to lie on the table ac
cordingly.
Mr. Foot offered the following pro
position, which lies on the table one day
of course:
Jte*ol\>edi That the following addi
tion be made to the standing rules and
orders of the house, viz: A committee
of three members shall be appointed,
whose duty it shall be to examine all
bills, amendments, resolutions, or mo
tions, before they go out of possession
of the house, and to make report that
they are correctly engrossed, which re
port shall be entered on the journal.
And t'he house adjourned to Monday.
Monday, November 2tf.
The following members, in addition
to those already noticed, attended this
day: Messrs. Parker, Floyd, Bryan, and
Allen.
Mr. Solomon Sibley, elected a dcla
gate from Michigan, vice Mr. Wood
bridge, resigned, appeared, was qualifi
ed, and took his seat.
Mr. Eddy, of Rhode Island, offered
for consideration the following rest'.u
tion:
Jteaclycdj That the art entitled " an
act allowing compensation to the mem
hen of the senate, members of the house
of repie?entatives of tl e United Sta:es,
and to tin delegates of ihe territories,
?nd repealing all otner i^vs on the sub
ject," passed the fir.^i session of the fif
teenth congress, cught to be so altered
and amended that the compensation to
the numbers and delegates aforesaid
shall hereafter be six dollars for each
day's attendance, and six dollars lor t ve
ry twenty miles' travel, instead of the
compensation now allowed by said act)
and that it be referred to a committee
to prepare and report a bill for altering
and amending said act accordingly.
And the question being put, without
debate, will the house now proceed to
the consideration of this resolution.' it
was decided thus:
Fcr consideration, 58
Against it, 61
So the house refused to proceed ?o
the consideration of the resolution at this
time.
The resolution moved on Friday last
by Mr. Uloomtield, tor altering the rules
of the house with regard to petitions,
was considered and agreed to; and that
offered by Mr. Foot was disagreed to.
Mr. Cocke, of Tennessee, submitted
for consideration the following resolu
tion:
lieavlved, That the committee on the
military establishment be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of reducing
toe military peace establishment ol Un
united States.
And the resolution was' agreed to,
without debate or division.
Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, sub
mitted for consideration a joint resolu
tion. In doing so, he expressed his rat ?
nest hope that, as a similar resolution
had passed the senate at the last t>esM?.n,
but not been acted upon in this house
for want of time, it would have an eaily
consideration at this session, and receive
that appiobatioti from the house which
he thought it merited. The following is
atopy of the n s<dve moved by Mr.
Smith:
Resolved , by the ?< na:e and home cf
refirt?tntuiives of the United State* of
America, in congrets assembled, 1 I. at
the following amcudmet to the consti
tution os the United States be proposer)
to the Legislatures of the several states,
which, when ratifv d by the legislatures
of three-fourths of the states, shall be
valid, to all intents and purposes, as past
of the said constitution:
?4 That, lor the purpose of chosing re
presentatives in the congress of the U.
Stales, each state shajl, by its leirisl *
ture, be divided into a number ol dis
tricts, equal to the number of reprrscii
tatives to which such state may be en
titled; the districts shall be formed ot
contiguous territory, and contain, as
nearly as may be, an equal number ot"
persons entitled by the constitution u> be
represented, or of persons qualified to
vote for members of the most numerous
branch ol the state legislature. In each
district the persons qualified to vote
shall choose one representative. That,
for the purpose of choosing electors of
president and vice-president of the Uni
ted States, the pernors qualified to vote
for representatives in each district, shall
choose one elector. The two additional
electors, to which each state is entitled,
shall be appointed in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct. The
electors when convened ?t the lime and
place prescribed by law, for the pu; ;> ??;
of voting for president and vice-prtsi
dent of the United States, shall havo
power, in case any of them shall '. ii i ?
attend, to choose an elector or electors
in place of him or them so failing to at
tend. The division of states into dis
tricts, as hereby provided for, shall take
place immediately afierthis ameixtm^. .